Career Opportunities and Job Search Resources

Tenure Track Positions

• TBA

Non-Tenure Track, Visiting Assistant Professor, Instructor, and Adjunct Positions

• University of Sydney, The Khyentse Foundation Lynne Macready Senior Lecturer in Tibetan Buddhism

  • Application deadline: February 14

• Carleton College, Instructor, Buddhist Studies in India

  • Application deadline: April 1

Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Columbia University Sheng Yen Postdoctoral Fellowship in Chinese Buddhism
  • Application deadline: March 1
• Tel Aviv University, Postdoctoral Fellowships in Chinese Rural Religion
  • Application deadline: March 1
• Yale University, Council on East Asian Studies, Postdoctoral Associate in Central Asian Studies
  • Application deadline: March 1
• Princeton University, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Buddhist Philosophy
  • Application deadline: N/A
• Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Scholar Program
  • The program is open for applications twice a year: the first round between August 1 – September 1, and the second round between January 15 – March 1.

Other Opportunities

• 84,000 – Translating the Words of the Buddha, Research Editor
  • Application deadline: March 14, 2023
• International Visitors Program short-term residencies for international scholars
  • Administered by the Stanford Humanities Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For further information, see International Visitors Program.

Job Databases

• H-Net Job Guide
• Inside Higher Ed Careers
• The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs
• Times Higher Education Jobs

Application Material Resources

• The Professor Is In: Guidance for All Things PhD, Graduate School, Job Market, and Careers